Tatsumi DVD Release

Eric Khoo's 'Tatsumi' will be released on DVD tomorrow (28th May 2012.) We'll defiantly be heading down to the shops to pick up a copy.

'Tatsumi' is a story based on the life and short stories of Yoshihiro Tatsumi, a mangaka known for his gekiga style of alternate Japanese manga. To a Manga or a comic book fan, the name Tatsumi conjures up adult themed comics like 'A Drifting Life' and 'Good-bye'. Tatsumi began his comic book career as a teenager, but it wasn't until the late 1950's that he coined the term gegika (dramatic pictures) which redefined the manga landscape. Gegika dealt with the grown-up, painful consequences of post war Japan and began to grapple with the darker aspects of life, this was the kind of comic definitely not aimed at children. 'Tatsumi' is set over five tales, starting with the horror of the second world war and taking in sexual desire, murder, familial tensions, betrayal and consuming passion.